Vitamin D deficiency: Prevention or treatment?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1011-1014

  Zipitis, C S ^a   Markides, G A ^a   Swann, I L ^a  

^a BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; X RAY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33845259797     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.098467     Document Type: Article

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